Briefly: Phil Mickelson gets the best of Tiger Woods in head-to-head match

If you wondered whether The Match pitting Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods was tricked up, that was settled when it ended under the lights.

The match was settled there, too, when Mickelson birdied the fourth playoff hole to beat Woods in their $9 million made-for-pay-per-view match Friday at Las Vegas' Shadow Creek Country Club.

Because of the playoff, the match ended in the dark, on a specially set up 93-yard par-3 under lights. Each of them parred the first playoff hole before they went to the special par-3, where they stayed until Mickelson won.

Mickelson was 1 up after 16 holes, but Woods tied it with a birdie from the fringe of the green on the par-3 17th. Mickelson said he was relieved to overcome that shot and win.

"Just know I will never let you live that down," Mickelson said to Woods. "It's not the Masters or the U.S. Open, but it is nice to have a little something on you."

Only 700 invited guests were allowed to watch the event billed as golf's first pay-per-view broadcast. It was marred by technical difficulties, with viewers unable to view it on their televisions after paying $19.95. Turner and Bleacher Report representatives sent out links on social media allowing people to view it for free on computers and mobile devices.

Croatia swept the first day of the Davis Cup final, taking a 2-0 lead in Lille, France. Borna Coric dismantled Jeremy Chardy 6-2, 7-5, 6-4, and Marin Cilic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

The Kansas City Royals hired Mike Matheny as a special adviser for player development, positioning the former St. Louis Cardinals manager as a possible successor to Royals manager Ned Yost.

Yost, 64, is under contract for 2019 but not beyond.

Doping: Kenyan Kipyegon Bett, the men's 800-meter world championship bronze medalist, was banned for four years for doping. He tested positive for EPO, an endurance-boosting hormone.

Figure skating: American Jason Brown built a solid lead in a Grand Prix event in Grenoble, France, scoring 96.41 in the short program.